Half Life 2 display problem + Xabre graphics card

Does anyone know if there is a problem with half life 2 and the xaber 200 x20l graphics card? When I run the game the display is scrambled, then I get an error saying "hl2.exe application error at ox241f7c37 reference memory at oxo106f5co. The memory could not be read"Have tried lowering all the audio and video settings with no joy.

The Xabre 200 should be all right. HL2 does not require DirectX9 to play, you can play it even with DirectX7.1 - see anandtech's website - and cards as ancient as the venerable G4MX440. I played HL2 on a Radeon 8500 DV and it was more than playable.